Walking down the street
Staring down at my feet
Thinking about what's been done
Wishing people would leave me alone
Someone else
Locked up in the bedroom
Singing personal songs
Strumming the guitar strings
Wondering what had been done wrong
Someone else
Sitting on the sideline...

What did I do to deserve this?
What did I do to make everything go wrong?
Did take the shot and miss?
Did I miss a note in the song?
Feeling hurt,
Feeling ache,
Feeling as if I can't make
Everything right again.
I failed to see the road ahead,
That much I know.
I knew that this wo...

I'm sorry,
For the way I've treated you,
For all those choice words,
And all the anger coming through.
I should've known not to be so harsh,
But I guess I crossed the line,
I would come running back to you,
But I can see you've found a greater love than mine.
But I...

The wet earth beneath my bare feet,
The absence of heat.
My heart pounds out of fear,
Knowing that you aren't near.
Cold.
The ache in my soul makes me cry,
Why, oh why, did you have to say goodbye?!
It's like I'm on top of a mountain of snow,
Why did you go?
Ice.
I f...

The sweet breeze, the cool air,
Oh! How I wish I was there.
The colorful flowers sprinkled all around,
The place I am not found.
The wind sings to me, drawling the memories of that wonderful place from my
mind.
Their voices taunt me, saying, "You'll never return!"
H...

Some of us "kids" have dreams to become something big,
Like princess, pirate, ot superheroes.
I hope you know this.
Some of us "early teens" have wishes to be of inportance, to be unordinary,
To catch that glint and glow off the spotlight.
By now, you should know thi...

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